2004 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

2004 Northern Illinois Huskies football
MAC West Division co-champion Silicon Valley Football Classic champion
Silicon Valley Football Classic, W 34–21 vs. Troy
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West
2004 record	9–3 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach	Joe Novak
Home stadium	Huskie Stadium (Capacity: 28,000)
Seasons

2004 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East
Miami x		7	–	1					8	–	5
Akron		6	–	2					6	–	5
Marshall		6	–	2					6	–	6
Kent State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Ohio		2	–	6					4	–	7
Buffalo		2	–	6					2	–	9
UCF		0	–	8					0	–	11
West
Toledo xy†		7	–	1					9	–	4
Northern Illinois x		7	–	1					9	–	3
Bowling Green		6	–	2					9	–	3
Eastern Michigan		4	–	4					4	–	7
Central Michigan		3	–	5					4	–	7
Ball State		2	–	6					2	–	9
Western Michigan		0	–	8					1	–	10
Championship: Toledo 35, Miami 27
† – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Northern Illinois Huskies football team during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Northern Illinois competed as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They were coached by Joe Novak.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	5:00 PM	at No. 22 Maryland*	Byrd Stadium College Park, Maryland		L 20–23	51,830
September 11	3:00 PM	Southern Illinois*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, Illinois	CSNC	W 23–22	28,071
September 18	11:30 AM	at Iowa State*	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, Iowa	FSN	L 41–48	39,902
September 24	6:00 PM	Bowling Green	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, Illinois	ESPN2	W 34–17	25,819
October 2	3:00 PM	Akron	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, Illinois	CSNC	W 49–19	26,266
October 9	5:00 PM	at Central Florida	Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida		W 30–28	16,555
October 16	3:00 PM	Central Michigan	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, Illinois	CSNC	W 42–10	27,385
October 23	2:00 PM	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, Michigan	ESPN+	W 59–38	14,461
October 30	3:00 PM	at Ball State	Ball State Stadium Muncie, Indiana	CSNC	W 38–31 OT	10,149
November 9	6:30 PM	Toledo	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, Illinois	ESPN2	L 17–31	27,719
November 20	12:00 PM	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, Michigan	CSNC	W 34–16	4,251
December 30	10:00 PM	vs. Troy*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, California (Silicon Valley Football Classic)	ESPN2	W 34–21	21,456
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time